By Associated Press - Saturday, November 2, 2019

ST. MARYS, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Belvue woman has been killed in the head-on crash of a pickup truck and sport utility vehicle on U.S. Highway 24 just west of St. Marys in northeastern Kansas.

The Capital-Journal reports that the crash happened around 7:25 a.m. Friday when a 19-year-old St. Marys man driving a pickup went west in the eastbound lane of the highway, hitting an SUV driven by 54-year-old Kathleen Cummings. Cummings was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 19-year-old driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.



The crash remains under investigation.

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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com

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